Car-seat cushion.



A. H. PUNT. CAR SEAT CUSHION.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13. 1915 Patented Fb. 26,1918.

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CAR SEAT CUSHION.

APPu'cATmN FILED MA1/13.1915.

1,257,335. Panama Feb. 26,1918.

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-INVEIVTOR www By v M.' @LA m consideration of the UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT H. FLINT, OF NEW YORK,

N. Y., Ass-IGNOR, BY MEsNE ASSIGNMENTS, 'ro THE GAR-SEAT CUSHION.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 26, 1918.

Application led May 13, 1915. Serial No. 27,736.

To all wbom z' may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT H. FLINT, of New York, in the county of New York, and in the State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Car- Seat Cushions, and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates in general to cushions for seats but it has special application to cushions used in car seats, especially removable car seats.

The object of my invention is to provide a cushion of this character which is very strong, which may be readily made with a minimum amount of labor, and the cost of construction of which is not high. Other objects of my invention will appear from a detailed description thereof appearing hereinafter.

ile my invention is capable of embodiment in many different forms, for the purpose of illustration I have shown only one form thereof in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section of a cushlon made in accordance with my invention;

Fig. 2 is an underneath view of the same partly broken away; v

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental vertical section of the same;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the base plate partially completed; and

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a modied form of base plate.

In the drawings I have'shown a base plate 1 preferably made out of a single piece of sheet metal. This base plate 1 is provided around its periphery on the underside of the plate, with a channel 2 formed byturning the edges of the plate upwardly to produce upwardly directed flanges 3, then horizontally to produce horizontal flanges 4, and

'then downwardly to produce downwardly directed fianges 5. The body of the plate l is preferably strengthened in any desired manner so as to --properly support the springs hereinafter referred to. One method which I may use, however, for strengthening this plate may be by cutting the plate transversely at a number of points, and then turning up a plurality of transverse flanges 6. These flanges 6, are so ar- -ranged as to form a plurality of transverse,

U-shaped channel members 7. Each of said channel members is connected by rivets 8 to a number of helical springs 9 which form the yielding means provided in the cushion. These springs 9 are attached at their upper ends to a plurality of transverse steel strips 10 and a plurality of longitudinal steel strips 11, by means of rivets 12. The steel strips 10 and 11 which are located adjacent to the edges of the cushion are turneddownwardly to produce curved flanges 13 at the corners of the cushion. Over the steel strips l0 and 11 is stretched a sheet of canvas 14, the edges of which are secured by tacks l5 to strips of wood 16 located in the channel 2. In order to prevent the wooden strip 16 from being split by the large number of tacks required to secure the fabric covers of the cushion in place, a number of rivets 17 are passed through the upwardly directed lianges 3 and the downwardly directed flanges 5 and through thel body of the Wooden strip 16. Attached to the portions of the canvas cover 14 which are located over the edges of the cushion, there are provided fences 18 each of which is comprised of a strip of burlap 19, sewed at its edges to the body of the canvas 14, and stuffed with hair 20. Preferably, also, the fences 18 thus formed are sewed transversely to the body of the hair so as to hold the fences together in an upright position. The necessary quantity of hair is now placed on the top of the seat between the fences 18 and the whole is now covered with a plush cover 22, the edges of which are secured in place by tacks 23 passing through the same and into the wooden strips 16.

The fact that the baseplate 1 is made out of one integral piece of metal produces an exceedingly strong construction. Furthermore, by constructing the base of the cushion. in this manner, said base is more quickly produced and at a lower cost than in the case of former constructions. Again, the location of the channel 2 around the edge of the base 1 and the transverse clamping of the two sides of the lseveral strips 16 together by means of the rivets 17, provides a means for securing the fabric portions of the cushion together and at the same time prevents any possibility of the wooden strips splitting and releasing the cushion. Furthermore, the manner of forming channel ineinbers 7 makes the body of the bese i very strong. A seat constructed in this inanner is practicaliy indestructible. It may he necessary at long intervals to replace the cover of the seat, but this may be done si great many times without damaging the seat in any manner9 owing to the fact that the wooden strips l5 used for holding the edges of the coven cannot he split by the tacks dr'ven into the saine.

the modification ci@ iny invention shov/n in Fig. 5, the construction of 'the base plete is the saine, except that instead of providing the seme with vertical transverse flanges @n have provided upwardly directed corrugetions 2% es the strengthening ineens for the hase niets.

W 'h rive described my invention Wish it to he understood that may niede therein Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

l claim:

ln a car seat, a base plate comprising e single integral sheet of metal having leterel projections on all sides, each of said projections being shaped to provide a, downvverdiy directed channel along said side adapted to contain e material to receive tucks, portions of the body of seid plete being` out avvey end turned up to provide al: ternete reinforcing channel members and openings.

in testimony that i claim the foregoing i have hereunto set my hand.

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